According to a recent poll, 81% of American adults believe in heaven, while only 69% believe in hell.
And (according to the poll) almost everyone who believes in heaven expects to go there when they die.
The irony? While belief in heaven has been rapidly rising, belief in God is steadily declining.
However, if you were to look up the definition of heaven this is what you'd find: a place regarded in various religions as the abode of God, divine beings, and saved souls.
No God = No heaven. No wonder the world is messed up.
The truth? "...it is just as the Scriptures say, 'What God has planned for people who love Him is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds!'" (1 Corinthians 2:4).
In other words, heaven will be beyond human imagination.
According to Got Questions.org: https://www.gotquestions.org/hell-real-eternal.html
"It is interesting that a much higher percentage of people believe in the existence of heaven than believe in the existence of hell. According to the Bible, though, hell is just as real as heaven. The Bible clearly and explicitly teaches that hell is a real place to which the wicked/unbelieving are sent after death. We have all sinned against God (Romans 3:23). The just punishment for that sin is death (Romans 6:23). Since all of our sin is ultimately against God (Psalm 51:4), and since God is an infinite and eternal Being, the punishment for sin--death--must also be infinite and eternal."
Scripture very clearly teaches that an absolutely perfect righteousness is necessary for entry into heaven. Jesus said, "I tell you, unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven" (Matthew 5:20). He then added, "You must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect" (vs. 48)-thus setting the standard as high as it can possibly be set. We are all corrupted by our sin-nature and unfit for eternal life in heaven with a Holy God. Justice requires adequate payment for crimes committed. The problem? We're not capable of adequate payment. Only God's perfect blood is non-corrupted and adequate.
The solution? God sent His perfect Son to shed His non-corrupted blood for us on the cross, as our substitute. Receive the solution, go to heaven. Reject it & you will be required to pay the price yourself.
The choice is yours.
A wise man once said: "There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ' Thy will be done'; and those to whom God says in the end, 'Thy will be done.' All that are in Hell, choose it." -- C.S. Lewis
"The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18).
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